Clean Sweep

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"It's not just a rock. It's forty-two pounds of polished granite, with a beveled underbelly and a handle a human being can hold. Okay, so in and of itself it looks like it has no practical purpose, but it's a repository of possibility. And, when it's handled just right, it exacts a kind of poetry - as close to poetry as I ever want to get. The way it moves.... Not once, in everything I've done, have I ever felt the same wonder and humanity as when I'm playing the game of curling."
Paul Gross, John Krizanc, and Paul Quarrington, Men with Brooms

I like this quote, but can't say I share the sentiments. Actually I've only curled once before and I didn't really enjoy it. Probably because I wasn't terribly good!
We were meant to meet up with some of Steve's colleagues for supper and curling in Aberdeen. However as Rachel is due imminently, we didn't want to commit to playing, and so just went for the meal and watched a bit. Good company, fine friends , lovely evening!